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Myron H. Ranney

TAPS

Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night.

I.O.O.F.Cemetery

Born:1846 at Franklinville,
NY

Entered
Service in the US Army from Dansville, NY

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Civil War
For heroism August 30, 1862 at Bull Run, VA

Private Myron
Ranney was one of five soldiers who earned the Medal of Honor
for heroism in the Second Battle of Bull Run. On August 30,
1862, he picked up the colors and carried them off the field
after the color bearer had been shot down. He was himself
wounded in the performance of this courageous act.
Other Medal of Honor actions were performed in this battle by
Sergeant George Roosevelt, and Privates Julius Rhodes, Richard
Conner, and James Webb.